Companies with CFOs on the Move this week include: MegaWest Energy Corp., Axia NetMedia Corporation, Soltoro Ltd., Apogee Minerals Limited. Xebec Adsorption Inc., Minaurum Gold Inc., Arian Silver Corporation, ProSep Inc., Meadow Bay Capital Corporation, Feronia Inc., Seymour Ventures Corp., Patient Home Monitoring, CO2 Solution Inc., Hunt Mining Corp., SSQ Financial Group, Labopharm
MegaWest Energy Corp. (OTCBB: MGWSF) announced the appointment of F. George Orr as interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Orr is a Director of the Company and chairman of the audit committee.
Axia NetMedia Corporation (TSX: AXX) announced today that Alan Hartslief has joined Axia as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), replacing Peter McKeown who is retiring and will continue to consult with Axia through the transition. Mr. Hartslief previously was CFO for Terra Nova Royalty Corp. (formerly KHD Humboldt Wedag). Prior to that he was with Ciba Specialty Chemicals for ten years where he held several positions with increasing executive responsibilities including CFO-NAFTA Region.
Soltoro Ltd. (TSX-V: SOL) announced the appointment of Brian Jennings to the position of Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company. Mr. Jennings replaces Douglas Reeson as CFO. Mr. Reeson will continue to act as a director of Soltoro Ltd.
Apogee Minerals Limited (TSX-V: APE) announced that David Hunter has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company following the resignation of Greg Duras. Mr. Hunter has served in senior financial roles including Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Director and Controller in both public and private companies.
Xebec Adsorption Inc. (TSX: XBC) announced the departure of the Company's Chief Financial Officer, Ginette Gagné, to pursue other avenues. Lyne Routhier, currently the Corporate Controller of the company, will assume the responsibility of Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis.
Minaurum Gold Inc. (TSX-V: MGG) announced the appointement of Cale Moodie to the position of Chief Financial Officer, replacing Darryl Cardey. Mr. Moodie previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of Underworld Resources Inc. prior to its acquisition by Kinross in 2010. He currently serves as Chief Financial Officer to Full Metal Minerals Ltd, Brixton Metals Corp. and Entourage Metals Ltd. Prior to Underworld Resources Inc., Mr. Moodie acted as Chief Financial Officer and was a Director for Sierra Geothermal Corp., which was subsequently acquired by Ram Power in 2010.
Arian Silver Corporation (TSX-V : AGQ) announced that Graham Potts will step down from his position as Chief Financial Officer effective immediately. Graham will remain as Corporate Secretary of Arian. An announcement is expected to be released soon regarding the appointment of a new CFO. To ensure a smooth transition, Arian's Financial Controller, Victoria Parkes, will cover duties of the CFO until a replacement is found.
ProSep Inc. (TSX: PRP) announced the appointment of Claude Samson as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Samson was most recently Quebec Leader of Financial Management Services at IBM Business Consulting Services. Previously, Mr. Samson held positions as Senior or Executive Vice-President, Finance at AMEC Engineering & Construction, Canada Trust Financial Services, AlphaNet Telecom, Téléglobe Canada and The Laurentian Group. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Financial Executives International (Quebec Chapter), as well as on the Institute of Corporate Directors' (Quebec Chapter) Professional Development Committee.
Meadow Bay Capital Corporation (TSX-V: MAY, FRANKFURT: 20M) announced the appointment of Keith Margetson as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, replacing Terry Fields.
Feronia Inc. (TSX-V: FRN) announced the appointment of Danesh Varma as the new Chief Financial Officer of the Company, replacing Georgie Cotton, who will act as a consultant in order to facilitate the changeover. Mr. Varma was formerly President and Managing Director of American Resource Corporation Limited, Dundee Bancorp, Dundee Investment Management and Research Ltd. and Dundee Mutual Funds India, in addition to holding the post of director and Vice President of the Dundee Bank Cayman. He was formerly a director of Northgate Exploration Limited and Westfield Minerals Limited.
Seymour Ventures Corp. (TSX-V: SEY) announced that Robert Chisholm has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Chisholm is currently the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") for Emprise Capital Corporation, a private merchant banking firm, and serves as a director, and audit committee member of a number of public companies. Mr. Chisholm also served as CFO for PNI Digital Media Inc. for more than 7 years.
Patient Home Monitoring (TSX-V: PHM) announced the appointment of Nathan Gilliland to the position of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer.
CO2 Solution Inc. (TSX-V: CST) announced that it has appointed Thom Skinner as Senior Vice President Finance & Chief Financial Officer. Linda Parent, who acted as Vice President Finance and Administration, will remain within the company with other responsibilities and to ensure continuity of the ongoing files as well as the transfer of financial information. Mr. Skinner joins CO2 Solution from TS Business Solutions, a Quebec-based business consultancy which he founded in 2001 where he provided corporate financial and administrative services to a range of public and private companies. In this capacity, he was Chief Financial Officer of DiagnoCure Inc., a Quebec-based biotechnology company . He also served as Interim Vice President (finance and information technology) of Sanofi /Aventis Canada. More recently, he acted as Principal Advisor to the Chairman of Groupe Biscuits Leclerc Inc. Prior to TS Business Solutions, Mr. Skinner held a number of senior management positions in Canada and Europe including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MediSolution Ltd., Vice President, Finance and Administration of McKesson Canada Corp., Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of the Business Development Bank of Canada and Vice President of Sunlife Financial Services. Mr. Skinner is a member of several professional associations in Canada and has served on several Boards of Directors including a term as Chairman of The Montreal Children's Hospital. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation Robert-Giffard.
Hunt Mining Corp. (TSX-V: HMX) announced the appointment of Vicki Streng as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Bryn Harman, the current Chief Financial Officer, is resigning his position to seek other opportunities but will remain as a Director of the Corporation. Ms. Streng, the Corporation's current Controller, has over fifteen years of accounting experience in the mining industry. Previously, she held the positions of Controller for Nevoro Inc., Controller for Minera Andes Inc. and Assistant Controller for Yamana Gold Inc. (formerly Yamana Resources Inc.).
SSQ Financial Group, a mutual insurance company, announced the appointment of Patrick Cyr to the position of Senior Vice-President of Finances and Control. Mr. Cyr has been president of the Regroupement des comptables agréés de Québec and for the last 10 years has sat on the insurance committee of the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec. Mr. Cyr worked for the firm KPMG before joining the ranks of SSQ Financial Group in 1992. He has held a number of management positions at SSQ General Insurance and SSQ Financial Group where until recently he was Vice-President of Customer Service and Administration for Group Insurance.
Labopharm, (TSX: DDS, NASDAQ: DDSS) announced that Mark D'Souza, the Corporation's current Chief Financial Officer, has been elected President and Chief Executive Officer of Labopharm and a member of the board of directors. Mr. D'Souza replaces James Howard-Tripp as President and Chief Executive Officer and board member.
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